Because people are generally very dumb, and once something is set deep into their mind, it's impossible to uproot it, even with facts and evidence.

1) "Like all false rumors, there is a small shred of truth in it. He was interested in spreading his work around the entire world, and actively recruited some Nazi businessmen for future arrangements in Germany, before the full horror of the Nazi extermination was known." Source and further information: http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5433604 2) Some examples which could be called racist by today's standards: "All of the Jungle's dignified characters spoke in perfect, British accents...of course the jive-talking, manic, lawless monkeys adopted african-american accents." "Lawyers all over the world draw breath when they watch this famous scene from dumbo. Ill-educated and poor, the crows spend their days being outlandish stereotypes. However the crows are one of the first examples of a black hero in mainstream cinema. In a continent that had not entirely outlawed lynching yet, some have argued the crows were in fact more progressive than detremental." Source and further information: http://www.listal.com/list/racist-disney Further information: - "The 9 Most Racist Disney Characters": http://www.cracked.com/article_15677_9-most-racist-disney-characters.html - "Joseph applies a 21st Century morality to movies, shorts and books made, in some cases, nearly 70 years ago." Source and further information: http://animatedfilms.suite101.com/article.cfm/was_disney_racist 3) "The days when Walt Disney was accused of blatant racism are long gone. (One particularly egregious example of that being The Jungle Book, made at the height of the civil rights movement in 1964, in which Mowgli is told he can't live with Baloo the bear because different species need to keep to themselves.) But it is still regularly accused of offering a bland, corporate, patronising vision of different ethnicities and cultures, . "Disney's message of inter-racial harmony is clear," Marlene Wurfel wrote in a tough - and funny - essay in Z magazine a few years ago. "It doesn't matter what color your skin is. What matters is that you are beautiful, good, submissive, materialistic, and willing to play the game. If you are racially other than white, you can either be a princess in 'your own country', or you can conform. You can do either of these, while celebrating your deference to the natural order of things in song." " Source and further information: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/princess-maddy-repairs-disneys-racist-reputation-439597.html 4) "C.S. Lewis has been accused of racism, particularly in his depiction of the Calormenes. The novelist Philip Pullman has been particularly aggressive, calling the books "blatantly racist" and in an interview with The Observer, criticised the film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by saying, "if the Disney corporation wants to market this film as a great Christian story, they'll just have to tell lies about it." He added, "it's not the presence of Christian doctrine I object to so much as the absence of Christian virtue," and that the books contained "a peevish blend of racist, misogynistic, and reactionary prejudice". " Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calormen#Accusations_of_racism "The characterization of King Louie has frequently been cited as an example of racial stereotyping in Disney films. However, in his 2004 book The Gospel According to Disney, Mark Pinsky asserts that a child in the current environment (as opposed to in the late 1960s) would not discern any racial dimension to the portrayal. Pinsky also relates Orlando Sentinal film critic Jay Bogar's assertion that "the primates could be perceive as representing African Americans in a time of turmoil, but [that Bogar] saw no racism in the portrayal." (Pinsky offers neither a quotation nor a citation for this assertion.)" Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Louie "The crow characters in the film are seen as African-American stereotypes. The leader crow was originally named "Jim Crow" for script purposes, and the name stuck. The other crows are all voiced by African-American actors, all members of the Hall Johnson Choir. Despite suggestions of racism by critics such as Richard Schickel, many historians such as Zoe Pritchard reject these claims. For instance, the crows are noted as forming the majority of the characters in the movie who are sympathetic to Dumbo's plight (the others are Timothy Q. Mouse and Mrs Jumbo), are free spirits who serve nobody, and intelligent characters aware of the power of self-confidence, unlike the Stepin Fetchit stereotype common at that time. Furthermore, their song "When I See An Elephant Fly" is more orientated to mocking Timothy Mouse than Dumbo's large ears." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_the_South#Accusations_of_racism 5) "As for the stereotypes in the cartoons: Racial stereotypes, including Jews, were common at all the cartoon studios of this era. Certainly this doesn't excuse their ugliness, but it's unfair to demonize Disney in particular for those larger cultural attitudes." Source and further information: http://1001flicks.blogspot.com/2007/01/82-triumph-of-will-1934.html See also some of the submissions on these forums: - "Is Walt Disney racist aginst jews?": http://de.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080521062858AA99MZf - "Racism in Disney?": http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060822120757AAs44pc - "Racism in Disney Films": http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/boardarchives/2005/dec2005/racismdisney_1.html

An empty mind is the devil's workshop.Some people just love to create a controversy. Considering that the person is not around to defend himself its a blatant waste of time.

Because they are true. Just because the guy draped himself in the flag doesn't mean he had any sense of American ideals. He would fall into the same category as that of Cheney, Robertson, and others who profess patriotism and yet find America as an inconvenient place to work within.

You have to consider the time that they are referring to. America was different and the thinking of what was pc was different. Things that people took to be humorous then would be considered outlandish today. Even some blacks and Jews added to it. How about Amos and Andy, for example. Or, the actess that played the maid in Gone With The Wind. There were also many Jewish comedians that made fun of Jewish customs. But, also Catholics, etc. It was just the time. Right or wrong, it was just the time and time marches on.

the dead have no voice.